Padubidri, March 6th, 2014: Newly appointed JCI Foundation Director Jc. Sen. Y. Sukumar and recipient state award journalist Chethan Padubidri were felicitated by their JCI home club, JCI Padubidri, during the CDMT and general body meeting held at the Pingara hall of hotel Pallavi on Thursday. Zone Vice President Hareesh Anchan was the chief guest and spoke on the occasion. Introducing JC India Foundation director, Past Zone Presdient Uday Kuma Shetty Inna said that it is the rarest priviliege for the zone to have their .... Read more

Padubidri, March 12th, 2014: Padubidri is one of the busiest places on NH-66 and has been in the limelight due to the mega industries nearby and the controversy over highway four-laning project. It has a well-maintained public toilet constructed around six years ago on the old KEB road, at a distance of around 50 to 60 metres from Mangalore side bus stand. As there are no direction signs, the visitors are clueless about its existance and roam around looking for toilet facility. Many of them go to the nearby restaurants. . Read more

Padubidri, March 22nd 2014: Annual Mohotsava was celebrated at Shri Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi temple from 14th March to 22nd March. 'Ratharohana' was on Friday, March 21st at 11.30 a.m. and Maha Rathotsava at night. Famous 'Chendu was played on Saturday evening at 4 p.m., followed by Avabrhrithasnana, Bali Uatsava. Dhwajaavarohana from 7 p.m. onwards. Variety cultural programmes were organised by Vanadurga Friends, Padubidri. See more pictures of Padubidri Rathotsava, Chenud and Thootedara

Padubidri, April 7th, 2014: Udupi District minister-in-charge and the minister for Urban Development, Mr. Vinay Kumar, Sorake, inagurated the office of "Karavali Associates", at Apoorva Tower on Balaganapathi temple road on Monday, April 7th. He also launched the the new website www.karavalipoperty.com by lighting the lamp. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Sorake complimented the proprietors Mr. Maxim D'Souza and Makarand Salyan. Padubidri Panchayat president Vijay M. Amin, Bunts Association .... Read more

Padubidri, May 2nd, 2014: Unprecedented increase in the ground water level as been also observed in Padubidri near Balaganesh temple and Abbas gudde area. Although some surrounding places in he district, such as Belman, Karkal, Udupi and Kaup, had some spells of rain, Padubidri had not witnessed even a single drop of rain when this water level rise phenomenon was observed. It coinciding with water level rise in and around Parkala and Baidabettu area. Water level increase was observed in a well ... Read more

Padubidri, May 5th, 2014: Adibailakere Devadiga Sangha won the "Devadiga Cricket" tournament organised by Padubidri Devadiga Sangha, at Padubidri ZP Model Primary School grounds on Sunday, May 4th. They defeated Padubidri Devdiga Sangha in the final match. The winners received a cash prize of Rs. 22,000 and the runners-up received Rs. 11,000. Sudhindra Bailakere was adjudged as the "Man of the match." Deepesh Padubidr won the "Man of the series" award. Arun Padubidri was the best bolwer and ... Read more

Belapu, May 24th, 2014: A new Government First Grade College has been sanctioned for Belapu village in Udupi district with effect from this academic year itself as recommended by the Udupi district minister-in-charge Vinay Kumar Sorake. This was anounced by the past president of Belapu Grama Panchayat, Deviprasad Shetty. Karnataka Government's Department of Education Joint Director, G. Yogananda, Assistant directgor Ganapathi Y.S., Chief Officer Ramesh visited Belapu village to discuss pros and cons .... Read more

Padubidri, August 1st, 2014: In a tragic road accident involving head-on collision between a Bolero SUV and an express bus, a person from Padubidri was killed. The deceased is identified as Sampath Kumar Shetty (39) from Alangarguttu in Padubidri. He was the owner of Balaji Finance and Sangam Chicken Stall at Padubidri market. The incident took place near the U-turn of NH-66 near Yermal petrol bunk and Cafe Coffee Day. The vehicle is badly damaged. Padubidri police are investigating. More pics

Padubidri, August 9th, 2014: Around 10,000 devotees took part in the annual Katahapoopa Seva held at Padubidri Shri Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi temple. Around 1.5 lakhs Kattadappas were offered to the deity after a special pooja and distributed to the devotees. There has been an increase in devotees as compared to last year's 9500 devotees. A team of 80 people headed by Yogeesh Bhat from Karkate house .... Read more

Padubidri, Aug. 10th, 2014: Members of Udupi unit of National Ferderation of Human Rights Council offered help to a 42 years old homeless woman, named Varija Achary, from Abbedi in Padubidri. Living alone in a broken hut with an injury on her waist, She has been earning her living by doing some labour work here and there. She has been also suffering from mental stress after she was seperated from her son at his early age. Seeing her pathetic condition, Jubeida, a grama panchayat member, helped her... Read more

Padubidri, Oct. 19th, 2014: Addressing the valedictory function of "Sahakari Safala Sambhrama" to mark the total turn over of 100 crores and deposits of 50 crores, Urban Development Minister Mr. Vinay Kumar Sorake said that the Padubidri CA bank is the role model for other banks, after making remarkable progress in a very short time period. CA bank president Y. Sudhir Kumar said in his presidential speech that the significant progress has been made by procuring the land for the construction its own Sahakara ... Read more

Udupi, Oct. 30th, 2014: Udupi district working journalist's association has appointed journalist Chethan Padubidri as the convener of Udupi Press Club. He will be looking after the activities of the club with two assistant conveners from November. He was appointed during the Working Committee meeting of the members, as announced by the president Jayakar Suvarna and the Chief secretary Ganesh Prasad Pandelu. Chethan Padubidri is also a recipient of "Mysore Diganta" award for the year 2012,

Padubidri, Nov. 13th, 2014: National Ferderation of Human Rights Council (NFHRC), Udupi District, constructed a house for a poor and homeless woman, Varija Acharti, near "Tuluva Sangma" building area near Suzlon. The house was inaugurated by Dr. PV Bhandary, medical director and psychiatrist from Dr. A.V. Baliga memorial hospital who was treating her for mental stress. Her only hut had collapased and her alcoholic husband was not living with her and she had to earn her living some labour work and .... Read more

Padubidri, Nov. 14th, 2014: Children's day was celebrated in an unique manner in Lions school Padubidri with an LKG student Kum. Rakshita presiding over the function. Lions Region Chairperson Ln. Gregory Minezes was the chief guest. Ln. Prakash Shetty Padebettu distributed the prizes to the winners of various competitions held for the students. Ln. Dinesh Shetty, the president of Padubidri Lions club, Ln. P. Raghavendra Navada, the correspondent, Ln. Ravindranath G. Hegde, founder president ... Read more

Evacuees of NH-66 widening project at Hejmady to get alternative house sites

Hejmady, Dec. 6th, 2014: Udupi Tahsildar Guruprasad visited the evacuees from ten houses affected by widening of NH-66 at Hejmady and assured of providing alernative house sites of 1.75 cents each in Hejmady in an area of 11 cents and others at Yellur. These families had received notice by highway contractors Navyug constgruction to evacuate before December 15th, as they did not have RTC. The families had refused to evacuate and with the help of local organisations, they had planned to stage aa protest. HK Hejmady

Mulki, Nov. 17th, 2014: A prominent leader of the Billawa Community and Chairman of the Bharat Co-operative Bank Ltd and Rajyothsava-2014 awardee Jaya C Suvarna was felicitated by the people of Mulki on Monday, November 17th, in a function held at Rukkaram Salian auditorium of Billava Samaja Seva Sangha Mulki. After offering special prayers at Bappanadu Shri Durgaparameshwari temple along with his wife Leela Jaya Suvarna, he was taken on a grand procession to the venue. . Read more

Padubidri, December 17th, 2014: In a tragic incident a man kills himself by hanging after allegedly killing a woman, in an area behind M/S PK Dojja Poojary & Sons cloth shop on NH-66 in Padubidri. The decesaed has been identified as Naveen Devadiga (40), s/o Late Deju Devadiga, from Keri area. The murdered woman has been identified as Tara Devadiga (38) residing near Buntara Bhavana in Padubidri and woking in a local super market. Naveen was working as a tempo driver in local distributing agency ... Read more